Commissaire François Thierry on Trial in Lyon
The 56-year-old commissioner François Thierry is facing charges in Lyon starting on Monday, September 23, before the criminal court of Rhône. He is accused of “false public writing” and “destruction of evidence,” criminal charges due to his position as a public authority. Thierry, former head of the former Central Office for the Suppression of Illicit Drug Trafficking (OCRTIS), is suspected of organizing a false custody in 2012 for his informant and destroying documents and phones related to this fictitious procedural episode.
Operation Myrmidon and the Controversial Activities of Thierry
In April 2012, the boss of OCRTIS obtained permission from the magistrates to extract Sofiane Hambli from prison in Nancy. Hambli, a key cannabis importer in France serving a thirteen-year sentence for drug trafficking, had become Thierry’s privileged informant. This partnership led to the development of Operation Myrmidon within the Central Office for narcotics, aimed at monitoring massive drug imports to arrest major traffickers.
Hubert Avoine’s Revelations and the Espagnol Episode
During the supposed custody of Hambli, a significant drug delivery was being supervised by OCRTIS in Spain. This operation, similar to a subsequent incident in Paris, involved the importation of tons of cannabis. Meanwhile, Hubert Avoine, another informant of Thierry, exposed the Spanish episode to the authorities following the Hambli-Thierry affair in 2015.
Legal Investigations and Accusations
Avoine accused Thierry of going beyond the call of duty in orchestrating the logistics surrounding these drug operations. The false custody issue and the subsequent drug importation cases were being investigated in Lyon and Paris, respectively, shedding light on the controversial activities of François Thierry and his involvement in these illicit operations.
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